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Top Honour - Rahul Shettigar


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Udupi, Feb 1, 2023: Rahul Shettigar of Udupi has brought cheers to the coastal district by emerging the topper in the Civil Judge Examination - 2022 conducted by the High Court of Karnataka.

Twenty eight year old Rahul hails from Parkala and is an alumnus of  SDM Law College Mangaluru. His father late Sarvodaya Shettigar was a former District and Sessions Judge and  it was a moment of reckoning for Rahul when he topped the Civil Judges examination. Rahul’s mother Leelavathi is a  retired employee of the Railway Department.


advocate Rahul Shettigar


After his education, Rahul practiced under PP Hegde with great determination and dedication both at courts in Udupi and Mangaluru. Since the prelims exam notification, Rahul used to study for the exams for three hours. The prelims were held in July and the main exam in October. The interview was held in December.

It was his single minded vision to excel that earned him the top honours at the Civil Judges Exam. Rahul reveals how the first rank came as a pleasant surprise for him.

PP Hegde under whom Rahul was trained described Rahul as a brilliant and hardworking lawyer who diligently handed all types of cases.